Among reports recently taken by the Russellville Police Department (RPD):

April 7 - Motor vehicle theft at West Main Street.

The complainant stated an unknown suspect stole her tan 2002 Chevrolet Malibu while she was asleep at a friend's residence. She was at a party and had gone to the bedroom to sleep and left the keys to her vehicle on the kitchen counter. When she woke up, she discovered her vehicle had been stolen.

A friend of the complainant received a phone call from her cousin advising the complainant's vehicle had been involved in an accident. The complainant advised dispatch she was riding around looking for her vehicle and would meet an officer at PDQ West. Her vehicle was recovered by an officer when he observed it on the side of the road near the 2300 block of Sequoyah Way.

April 7 - Burglary at Parkway Drive.

Upon arriving at the Home Theater Store in reference to a burglary alarm, an officer observed the front door on the north side of the building was broken. After making contact with the complainant, she advised the only items missing were two 15-inch Memphis subwoofers.

As the officer was reviewing the video, which showed the suspect was driving a white Chevrolet SUV, he then observed the vehicle drive in front of the store. The officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and the suspect was taken into custody.

April 7 - Hit and run at North Arkansas Avenue.

As an officer was responding to a hit and run, dispatch described the suspect, who fled on foot, as a heavy-set black male with red pants and an afro-style haircut. Upon making contact with the male, he told the officer he had to get to the hospital to see his wife, which is the reason he indicated for leaving the scene of the accident.

At that point, the officer placed the male, who had been driving with a suspended driver's license, into custody and transported him to scene of the crash, where a paramedic checked him out. The male then requested to go to the hospital because he was having chest pains. After he checked out at the hospital, he was taken to the Pope County Detention Center, where a felony hold was placed on him for a hit-and-run injury accident, driving on a suspended driver's license, reckless driving and inadequate insurance.

April 8 - Harassing communications at South Dayton Avenue.

The complainant stated she received a letter in the mail from someone she didn't know, and that it had court documents in it from Johnson County regarding a land dispute. She said whoever sent the letter wrote all over the document the numbers 666 along with the letters KKK. The document also had references to the Masonic Lodge.

Though the complainant said the letter did not threaten her or her family, she said it scared her. The officer advised her if she came up with any suspects to contact police for possible warrant procedures.

April 9 - Assault on South Glenwood Avenue.

As an officer was responding to the location in reference to a motor-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian, dispatch advised a male subject was threatening to kill subjects at the scene. Upon arrival, the driver told the officer a man became irate after the collision and attempted to hit her with a shovel, but someone passing by stopped him.

A witness told the officer as she was passing by, she observed the man swing a shovel at the driver and then state he was going to hit her in the head. After the male was told police were on the way, he ran into the house. The officer made contact with the man, who stated he did get mad and hit his head on the house, but never had any type of stick in his hands. The driver declined to prosecute the man.

Compiled by Michael Ford

crime@couriernews.com

David Gibbons, 5th Judicial District prosecuting attorney, filed felony criminal charges against the following individuals in Pope County Circuit Court April 6-10, 2009: